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Boy Comics #11 (Lev Gleason, 1943)

The Vicious Iron Jaw in Boy Comics #3 and Beyond, Up for Auction

Regular Crimebuster foe Iron Jaw, whose exploits largely played out in the pages of the unassumingly-named Boy Comics, might be one of the most vicious supervillains of the war era.  From publisher Lev Gleason who is best known for Daredevil Battles Hitler and Crime Does Not Pay, Iron Jaw might properly be described as a[...]
The Kid Who Became A Comic Book Hero in 1946 -- and Hated It

The Kid Who Became A Comic Book Hero in 1946 — and Hated It

A few months later, comic book publisher Lev Gleason celebrated his heroism in Boy Comics #26, by making Molony the title's "Boy Hero of the Month".  This was a regular, short feature of Boy Comics, with each issue spotlighting a moment of real-life heroism retold in comic book form. Then things took a weird turn. Molony was[...]